The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Faculty Senate Minutes
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 3:30 pm
213 Chavis University Center
Susan Cannata, Chair
Roger Guy, Secretary
Members of the Senate:
To 2014
To 2013
To 2012
ART Adam Walls
ART Richard Gay
ART Tim Altman
EDN Jeff Bolles
EDN Betty Brown
EDN Zoe Locklear
LET Melissa Schaub
LET Robert Brown
LET Anthony Curtis
NSM Jeremy Sellers
NSM Paul Flowers
NSM Nathan Phillippi
SBS Victor Bahhouth
SBS Jack Spillan
SBS John Parnell
At-Large Cherry Beasley
At-Large Jamie Litty
At-Large Susan Cannata
At-Large David Nikkel
At-Large Roger Guy
At-Large Jose D’Arruda
At-Large Jonathan Maisonpierre
At-Large Sherry Edwards At-Large Eric Dent
Chancellor Kyle Carter
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ken Kitts
Members Present: Tim Altman, Victor Bahhouth, Cherry Beasley, Betty Brown, Robert Brown,
Tony Curtis, Jose D’Arruda, Eric Dent, Sherry Edwards, Paul Flowers, Richard Gay, Jamie Litty,
Zoe Locklear, Kenneth Kitts, Jonathan Maisonpierre, David Nikkel, John Parnell, Nathan
Phillippi, Melissa Schaub, Jeremy Sellers, Jack Spillan, Adam Walls
Members Absent: Kyle Carter
Guests: Michael Alewine, Mark Canada, Joanna Hersey, Beverly Justice, Sharon Kissick,
Cecelia Lara, Robert Orr, James Robinson, Sara Simmons
Order of Business
A.
Roll Call
B.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes were approved with the following changes. Jeremy
Sellers was added to the “Members Present” section of the February 1st Senate meeting.
C.
Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted by acclamation.
D.
Reports from Administration
1.
Chancellor—Dr. Kyle Carter The Chancellor was not present at the meeting.
2.
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs—Dr. Ken Kitts
The Provost solicited additional faculty participation in the upcoming interviews
of academic scholarship applicants. The Provost noted that 50 percent of faculty
slots were filled, and that additional faculty participation is necessary.
The Provost also stressed the importance of the work of the Enrollment Work
Group and Enrollment Management Committee; both of which are endeavoring
to manage targeted enrollment growth for the Fall of 2012. The Provost has set a
target enrollment of 6,250 for the Fall of 2012 which would mirror the previous
year’s fall enrollment.
E.
Reports of Committees:
1. Operations Committees
a. Executive Committee—Susan Cannata
Chair Cannata attended the Board of Trustees EPP (Educational Planning and Personnel)
meeting on February 16th. She reminded the Board of the fact that it has been nearly five
years without any raises in salaries for faculty. She suggested that faculty and administration
could work together to think of alternative ways to reward/compensate the faculty. The
Board suggested that faculty formally present the Chancellor and Provost with suggestions
of alternative compensation and, if necessary, plans to implement them. Dr. Cannata
solicited Senate input on the optimal means to gather faculty input, and it was agreed to hold
a Faculty Talk session devoted to this issue.
She noted that the Budget Advisory Committee met yesterday. Committee members were
given copies of the end-of-year requests for one-time expenditures for review.
FIAC has been charged with developing a formal process for applying for Senior Lecturer
for senate approval and inclusion in the Faculty Handbook.
Dr. Cannata met with Beverly King to determine the Sedona Work Group’s plans. At this
point in time, the Work Group is not planning to make a recommendation in April to adopt
Sedona.
She also reported the results of a meeting with Liz Normandy regarding the Online Quality
Task Force Proposal. In the meeting she relayed the concerns and criticism that she had
received from faculty of the proposal.
The proportionality of the Senate divisions is still being discussed. The Senate had directed
Faculty Governance Committee to propose a reorganization plan to make the Senate
divisions more proportional. Due to the complexity and implications of reorganization,
Faculty Governance has requested more direction from the Senate.
Dr. Cannata reminded Senators and other committee members to carefully review the first
draft of the Senate agenda for a more accurate final agenda.
i.
Proposal to amend wording of FERS Committee Membership.
Motion passed 23-0-0
b. Committee on Committees & Elections—Eric Dent
Eric Dent reported that Leon Jernigan had been elected to complete term of the
NSM Senate seat vacated by Paul Flowers for 2012-13.
c. Faculty Governance Committee—Beverly Justice
i.
Proposal to amend Faculty Constitution Article VI, Section 3.D re: HSE
committee membership
Senator Curtis proposed an amendment to the motion. The amendment
received a second. The amendment read (with changes in bold/blue) as
follows:
“The Health, Safety and Environment Committee shall consist of not
more than twelve thirteen members. There shall be seven five faculty
members, one from each of the five divisions, and one from the
Department of Nursing and one from the Library. They are to be
nominated by the Committee on Committees and Elections and
confirmed by the Senate. Also, there shall be a representative from the
Staff Council, Facilities Operations Physical Plant, and Human
Resources. Department of Nursing, and the Library. The final member
shall be shall also consist of The committee will also include the
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facility Management Business Affairs,
and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Emergency
Operations.”
Senator Dent proposed an amendment to the amendment. The
amendment received a second. It read (with changes in underlined/green)
as follows:
“The Health, Safety and Environment Committee shall consist of not
more than twelve thirteen members. There shall be seven five faculty
members, one from each of the five divisions, and one from the
Department of Nursing and one from the Library. They five
divisional faculty members are to be nominated by the Committee on
Committees and Elections and confirmed by the Senate. Also, there shall
be a representative from the Staff Council, Facilities Operations Physical
Plant, and Human Resources. Department of Nursing, and the Library.
The final member shall be shall also consist of The committee will also
include the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facility Management Business
Affairs, and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Emergency
Operations.”
Amendment to the amendment passed 23-0-0
Original amendment passed 23-0-0
Motion passed 23-0-0
ii.
Proposal to amend Constitution Article VI, Section 4 re: appointment of
Standing Committee Chairs (1st reading)
d. Health, Safety, and Environment Committee—Michael Alewine : Report
attached to agenda.
2. Standing Committees
a. Academic Affairs Committee—Jose D’Arruda.
Report attached below. Action items as follows:
i.
Proposal to delete the American Studies Major
ii.
Proposal to delete the concentration in American Studies
iii.
Proposal to modify the American Studies minor
- delete AST 4010 American Studies Senior Seminar
- delete AST 4010 from course requirements and add 3 credit hours to
electives
- reorganize the “Cultural Studies Electives” component around three
categories (History, Arts and Literature, Social Sciences)
Motion to approve proposals i - iii passed 22-0-0
iv.
Proposal to delete the Community Development Minor
Motion passed 23-0-0
v.
Proposal to modify the Masters in Social Work
- Remove SWK 5700 from the Core requirements and make it an
elective. Add SWK 5080 to the core requirements.
- Change the required courses for the 2-Year MSW Program. Make
the core courses in the first year 27 hours and 27 hours in the second
year with 6 hours of electives for a total of 60 hours (total hours
unchanged)
- Eliminate Course SWK 5570 from the program.
Motion passed 23-0-0
vi.
Proposal to modify the B.A. program in Spanish
- Add new courses/course numbers: SPN 4130, 4140, 4150, 4230,
4240, and 4250
- Remove deleted courses/course numbers SPN 4210, 4220, 4300, and
4340
Motion passed 23-0-0
vii.
Proposal to modify the Requirements for a Second Baccalaureate Degree
(pg. 22 of 11-12 Catalog)
Motion passed 21-1-0
b. Faculty and Institutional Affairs Committee—Jonathan Maisonpierre
Jonathan Maisonpierre reported that he had been working with the Division of
Information Technology to resolve problems in online course evaluation and that
most of the issues had been resolved.
i.
Recommendation to postpone Spring 2012 adoption of Sedona
Motion passed 22-0-0
c. Student Affairs and Campus Life—Jamie Litty
Dr. Litty reported that the three student publications that report to the Student
Publications Board received awards from the North Carolina College Media
Association. The Aurochs, Indianhead, and Pine Needle won awards in multiple
categories and must compete with other state schools with enrollment of 6,000 and
higher, including the much larger schools of Chapel Hill and NC State.
3. Special Committees
F.
UNC Faculty Assembly: No report
G.
Teacher Education Committee: Report attached to agenda
H.
Graduate Council: Report attached to agenda
I.
Other Committees: No reports
J.
Unfinished Business: No Unfinished Business
K.
New Business
Motion and second to amend (changes in italics/orange) the Faculty Governance
Proposal 1 (Appendix C) by Senator Alewine to clarify membership to read as
follows:
“The Health, Safety and Environment Committee shall consist of not more than twelve
thirteen members. There shall be seven five faculty members, one from each of the five
divisions, and one from the Department of Nursing and one from the Library. They
five divisional faculty members are to be nominated by the Committee on Committees
and Elections and confirmed by the Senate. Also, there shall be a representative from the
Staff Council, Facilities Operations Physical Plant, and Human Resources. Department
of Nursing, and the Library. The final member shall be shall also consist of The
committee will also include the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facility Management,
Safety Officer for Environmental Health and Safety, Business Affairs, and the
Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Emergency Operations.”
Motion passes 22-0-0
Dr. Cherry Beasley recommended that the Senate send a message of congratulations and
appreciation to the student publications. Senators concurred and Chair Susan Cannata
said she would send an e-mail.
Motion by Senator Beasley to send a formal recognition and appreciation for
the awards that UNCP student publications received passes 22-0-0.
Senator Flowers asked about the Guarantee Buy-Back policy and the option for
faculty to not order a text for a course that participates in the program. Chair
Cannata reported that the Provost is in conversation with the Bookstore and
Business Affairs about the policy.
L.
Announcements
M.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn passed 21-0-0
Meeting adjourned at 4:59 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Roger Guy, Secretary